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Health Action Zone North and West Belfast

Health Action Zone North and West Belfast. Mission Statement. Working together, we can reduce inequalities to create a healthier, more prosperous and socially inclusive North and West Belfast. HAZ Partners. Acute Hospitals (Mater, Royal, City) Belfast City Council

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Health Action Zone North and West Belfast

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  1. Health Action ZoneNorth and West Belfast

  2. Mission Statement • Working together, we can reduce inequalities to create a healthier, more prosperous and socially inclusive North and West Belfast

  3. HAZ Partners • Acute Hospitals (Mater, Royal, City) • Belfast City Council • Belfast Education and Library Board • Belfast Inst of Further & Higher Education • Belfast Regeneration Office • Business in the Community • Council for Catholic Maintained Schools • Department for Employment and Learning • Eastern Health and Social Services Board • Greater Shankill Partnership • North & West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust (lead) • North Belfast Community Action Unit • North Belfast Partnership • Northern Ireland Housing Executive • Northern Ireland Probation Board • Social Security Agency • University of Ulster • West Belfast Partnership Board

  4. Determinants of Health • HAZ works on a broad social model of health, recognising that many issues which affect health lie outside the health sector, eg: • Poor housing • Low educational attainment • Unemployment/dependency on social welfare • Impact of conflict

  5. N & W Belfast – the context • 30 years of The Troubles – 40% of all fatalities occurred in North and West Belfast • High levels of mental ill-health • Very segregated on religious lines • Socially disadvantaged compared to South and East Belfast

  6. HAZ is committed to • Tackling inequalities in health and social exclusion; • Supporting community participation; • Developing effective practice; • Impacting on mainstream service development and delivery; • Ensuring links between practice and policy

  7. Development Pathways A range of organisations working together with communities in an integrated way, ensuring maximum effectiveness and collaboration.

  8. Current Development Pathways • Travellers – health and accommodation needs of very marginalised group • Communities in Schools – making the school a resource for the community, and the community a resource for the school • Neighbourhood – developing a framework for HAZ partners to participate fully in the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy

  9. Development Pathways (cont) • Integrated Services for Children and Young People – aims to improve the life chances of children and young people through creating new ways of meeting their needs and delivering services. • Mental Health – taskforce on the prevention of suicide and self-harm

  10. Partnership • All HAZ work is premised on partnership working: • Between statutory organisations • Between statutory organisations and community + voluntary organisations • Often performs a brokering role, facilitating dialogue between a range of organisations

  11. Contact Details Caroline Bloomfield Community Development Worker Health Action Zone 5th Floor 16 College Street Belfast BT1 6BT Tel: 028 9023 7026 e-mail address: caroline.bloomfield@nwb.n-i.nhs.uk Web address: www.haz-nwbelfast.org.uk

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